Bobe’s Matze Ball Soup

In all my rejection of Yiddish food, there’s one thing I like more than many things in life. A good matze ball soup, especially my grandmother’s. It’s comfort food at its best. Not only because it’s warm and chicken-soupish, but because it reminds you of home, or at least of a grandmother you wish you had. Every year, my mother makes an amazing Sephardic Passover meal, and my Bobe brings her matze balls. It’s the best fusion of both worlds. Last year she packed me some to bring to Chicago, but this year I accepted the challenge to copy her recipe and make my own. She sent me a voice message explaining, and I could perfectly see her hands moving trying to explain every step as she mimicked the movement. I’m excited about the result, but as she said: “maybe you need to have my hands to make them this good.”

Matze Ball Soup:

4 eggs

1/4 cup oil

1/4 cup water

1 to 2 cups matzo meal

salt and pepper

In a standard mixer, beat the eggs on high speed. Add the oil and water and season with plenty of salt and pepper. Start adding the meal, little by little until hard enough to handle. Place in the fridge for 15 minutes while you boil a big pot of water with some stock. Cool some water to have on hand to make the balls. Take the mixture and start rolling them into golf-sized balls, wetting your hands in the water if needed. When the water is boiling, drop one of the balls and let it cook. It will expand some. When it looks ready, slice it in half to check if it cooked through and taste it. If flavors need adjusting do it with the rest of the dough, if not, proceed to cook all the balls. Drain them and place in the fridge until ready to use. Serve in a bowl of chicken soup or veggie stock with or without veggies. My grandmother loves eating them dry, with sugar and cinnamon.

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I'm a Fashion Designer, Stylist, Anti-Frida Mexican, imaginary Bill Murray ex-girlfriend, and over all, a baker and food lover. Cakes come into my dreams more often than I do, and so, I am now a blogger- to show you (and remind me) of all the deliciousness my kitchen and I can create- and you can too. Follow and share my recipes and you will be rewarded with love!